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Figure 4. Sensor for continuous temperature logging (Requejo et al. 2018).

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Precision livestock farming and smart farming: Advantages and challenges

Increased demands for production, welfare, traceability; more animals per worker... It is clear that technology will play a key role in helping us face these challenges. What are the main advantages and challenges of these advances?

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Maple Leaf Foods Inc. to purchase four Saskatchewan pig farms

Strategic acquisition enhances security of supply and offers another pillar in the company's dynamic growth plans for its pork business.

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Facilities-Equipment Press releases

Acquisition of Maximus by Ingersoll Rand

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (USA), a global provider of industrial solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire Maximus.

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First batch of growers in pens with Clare Gaukroger, Cargill pig research coordinator.

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Cargill introduces new UK reference unit for grower and finisher research

Cargill has introduced a new reference farm in the UK to carry out research projects on grower and finisher pigs.

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Nearly 300 Dutch pig farms will close their operations

A total of 278 pig farmers will receive funding through the Subsidy Scheme for the Remediation of Pig Farms to close and demolish their pig farms.

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ManagementNews

Too early to stop tail docking entirely in the Netherlands, says study

A study from Wageningen Livestock Research and Utrecht University concludes it is too early to stop tail docking entirely in The Netherlands.

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Butler Farms in North Carolina, which has always tried to minimise its impact on the environment.

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Facilities-Equipment Press releases

Landia: Pioneering farmer shows pig industry the benefits of renewables

A farm in North Carolina has reported a 10% increase in its biogas yields by investing in two new chopper pumps made by Landia.

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Apiam’s Data Pig works on-farm, hand in hand with producers backed up by their veterinarians. Producers own and control their own data and access to where it is securely stored in the cloud.

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Apiam's Data Pig: First responder in biosecurity battle

Data Pig assists pork producers in record keeping, antimicrobial stewardship, monitoring pig health, and improving quality assurance and compliance.

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Image 1-3. Examples of farm collection containers with physical barriers to ensure a clear separation between the clean and dirty area. Courtesy of Secanim (Spain)

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Biosecurity during the deadstock pickup process on the farm

The main concerns related to the carcass collection process and how to overcome them.

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Facilities-Equipment Abstract

Computer vision to detect lethargy: A trial on ASF in wild boar

A motion monitoring system based on artificial vision may be used indoors to trigger suspicions of fever.

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WEDA: Special exhibition with 10 different farrowing pens in Lutten

Exhibition presents solutions in line with the requirements of the Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Husbandry Ordinance.

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Causes of abortions occurring at non-specific points in the gestation

What could be causing abortions that are not seasonal and that are not affecting a certain phase of gestation in particular?

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Tim Mill (left) and Hugh Crabtree link up remotely with Kyle Baggott from Dicam Technology Ltd (on screen) to demonstrate the on-farm use of data produced by the Barn Report Pro system

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Farmex: Pigging out on technology

Farmex has used technology to help farmers and managers to use technology more confidently.

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How a sustainable air heat pump system effects energy efficiency and productivity

The air heat pump system has great potential to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

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SaFIRE is the industry’s first performance testing system for small pigs.

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Osborne to unveil new performance testing system for small pigs

SaFIRE is the industry’s first performance testing system for small pigs.

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The automatic Flow Pro Bin Agitator eliminates feed bridging in bulk feed
tanks without the use of damaging vibrations or repetative, blunt impacts.

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Osborne introduces new feed bin agitator "Flow Pro"

Flow Pro^®, an automatic feed agitation system, uses a gently-rotating agitator inside a bulk bin’s boot to promote first in, first out, mass-flow of feed.